BPI Rebates

Purpose

The Illinois State Energy Office has allocated rebate funds for energy efficiency training leading to participation in Illinois Home Performance with ENERGY STAR (contractor participation requirements are available here). In order to effectively leverage these trainings for maximum residential energy savings, MEEA has set training program criteria designed to provide additional mentoring and support beyond the initial training session. Rebate funds may only be available for courses meeting all of the criteria; it is the responsibility of each student to verify their class of choice meets the requirements.To be eligible for rebates, students must be customers of at least one of the following Illinois utilities: Ameren Illinois (electricity), Ameren Illinois (gas), ComEd, Nicor, North Shore Gas, or Peoples Gas.

Rebates are available to individuals completing training meeting the requirements listed below and achieving one or more of these three certifications:

Building Performance Institute Building Analyst certification,
Building Performance Institute Envelope certification, and
Building Performance Institute Residential Building Envelope Whole House Air Leakage Control Installer certification

$250 can be awarded per certification up to a total of $750 per individual.

Reserving Rebate Funds

In order to receive a rebate, you must first reserve funds. To do so, fill out the form below with the "Reserving funds" box checked and upload proof of registration in an appropriate class. A receipt or invoice showing that you have signed up and paid for the class is acceptable as proof of registration. After this is completed successfully to MEEA's satisfaction, funds in the amount requested may be reserved for 75 days, pending fund availability. MEEA will confirm your rebate funds reservation within 1 week via email.

Claiming Rebate Funds

After reserving funds, you have 75 days to claim your rebate. To claim your rebate, fill out the form below again, this time with the "Claiming funds" box checked. Attach proof of your new BPI certification(s). A scanned copy of either the BPI certificate or BPI card with relevant certification listed is the only acceptable proof. Test scores from the BPI candidate portal will not be sufficient. Each certificate will be confirmed with BPI prior to awarding rebate funds.

Receiving Rebate Funds

MEEA will issue checks within 4 weeks of receiving a fully completed rebate claim form and mail it to the address you provide on the form when claiming funds.

Waiting List

If all funds are reserved at the time you make your request, you will be added to a waiting list and notified of this via email within 1 week. If reserved funds go unclaimed for more than 75 days, these funds will be made available again and the 1st person on the waiting list will automatically reserve those funds. MEEA will notify this individual immediately of their new rebate reservation; they will then have 75 days to claim the funds.

This form only needs to be filled once to reserve funds and once to claim funds; duplicative submissions will be discarded.

Please select the reason you are filling out this form

Reserving BPI Rebate Funds

Claiming BPI Rebate Funds

you must provide proof of either your training registration or your new BPI certification(s)

Certification

$250- BPI Building Analyst Certification

$250- BPI Envelope Professional Certification

$250- BPI Residential Building Envelope Whole House Air Leakage Control Installer Certification

Upload Documents

Proof of Registration

Proof of BPI Certification

Student Contact Information

First Name

Last Name

Address

City

State

zip *

Company Name

Title/Role

Email Address

Enter alternate payee information

Select if rebate is to be sent to an alternate payee

Yes- send to the payee below

Payee

Payee Address

Payee City

Payee State

payee zip

Payee Phone

Payee Email Address

Course Description

Class Title

Training Company

Trainer

Class Dates

Class Location

Course Criteria

This course occurred between January 15th, 2012 and May 31st, 2012

I did not receive any other grant funding for this course (such as State Energy Sector Partnership grants)

The course consisted of at least 4 days in the classroom with a live instructor

The course consisted of at least 2 days in the field with a live instructor

The instructor is available to be reached via phone for at least 2 months following the completion of the course to answer building science related questions

The course took place in Illinois

The student receiving the rebate is a resident of Illinois

Utilities

I attest that the student is a customer of at least one of the following utilities: *

I attest that the information filled out in this form is true and understand that information will be verified by program administrators

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BPI Rebates